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| in·tent [ in tént ] |
noun |
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1. plan or purpose: something planned, or the purpose that accompanies a plan
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2. criminal law state of mind: somebody's state of mind when deliberately committing or planning to commit an illegal act
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3. connotation: the meaning or significance of something, especially when not explicitly expressed
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adjective |
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1. with fixed attention: having full attention or effort concentrated or focused on one thing
  Intent on her work, she lost track of the time.
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2. determined: showing great determination to do something
They are intent on leaving early.
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| [13th century. < Old French entent< Latin intendere (see intend)] |
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| in·tent·ly adverb |
| in·tent·ness noun |
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to all intents and purposes in effect, although not actually
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